Nixon in China
The Creative Ambiguity of the Shanghai Communiqué
February 2024 - This month marks the 52nd anniversary of the signing of the 1972 Shanghai Communiqué, on February 27, the world-startling diplomatic letter that marked the beginning of the rapprochement between the People’s Republic of China and the United States. The communiqué was signed on February 27, at the end of a ...
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1972 Nixon Visit: How Shanghai Changed, 1946-72
Fifty-two years ago this month, on February 21, 1972, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon flew into Shanghai on a landmark trip that would lead to the Shanghai Communique, signalling the beginning of a rapprochement between the United States and the People's Republic of China. America suddenly had China fever, and China ...
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